John Oswald - Plexure

John Oswald is best known for pioneering and coining the term "plunderphonics." Plunderphonics is the use of pre-exisiting sound works to make your own works or sound collages. Oswald has been practicing Plunderphonics since the '70s, but is also a recognized saxophonist and media artist.

Here we have "Plexure" which was released in 1993, and it is one of my favorite Oswald works. This really has to be heard to understood, as words fail to describe it accurately. Listen close and you will hear everything from Gwar to Edie Brickell on this album.

More info on John Oswald HERE and download HERE.

Adam Long - Lunchfuck Presents: Spotty Lincoln

Here is another little treat from Adam Long and Lunchfuck called "Spotty Lincoln."

Enjoy and download HERE.

Nuclear Death - Bride Of Insect / Carrion For Worm

Nuclear Death was fairly well known amongst tape traders, and zine readers in the underground in the early 90s, but aside from that, were sorely unrecognized, especially later in their careers. Lori Bravo was the driving force behind Nuclear Death, and her crazed grindcore/death metal stylings are like nothing I've heard since.

Presented here is the 2000 rerelease of "Bride Of Insect" originally released in 1990, and "Carrion For Worm" originally released in 1991. These albums are like a whirlwind of sorts, seemingly uncontrolled, yet obviously refined. Amazing.

Chris Reifert from Autposy even provides some backing vocals. It's a must listen. Info HERE and download HERE.

Designed 2 Fade - "Cheze" Demo 1994

I recently found this in my box of old demos. I had completely forgotten about this cassette. In 1994 I was out of High School for about a year, and living in Bozeman, MT after having lived in Minneapolis, MN since graduating. I stopped by my old friend's apartment in downtown Bozeman, he lived above Miss Kitty's Adult Store, and he was recording this demo in his apartment.

It was mainly my friend Chris Lekan's project, he wrote most of the music, played most the instruments, and had a pretty impressive project studio in his modest apartment, so he recorded everything as well. He ended up asking me to play bass for the recording, and we worked out the lines right there on the spot, and recorded them in a couple hours.

Then we walked down the street and ran into local punk Mark King. Mark was best known for having the first septum piercing in Bozeman, at least that we knew of. He never seemed to have a place to stay, or work, he perpetually couch surfed and wandered the streets. We asked him to sing, and he sang most of the songs without ever hearing them beforehand, and made up the lyrics as he went, save for a few corrections here and there.

I think only a few copies of these existed in the first place, and I don't have a scanner, so I just took a picture of the cassette. Musically, its kind of a nod to the first Mr. Bungle album. Enjoy.

Download HERE.

Algaion - General Enmity

Algaion were one of my favorite bands from Sweden, but also one of the most under-rated and unknown, being almost totally overshadowed by the sweethearts of the Swedish scene; In Flames, Dark Tranquillity, etc. Algaion offered a slightly different edge than the run of the mill Gothenburg sound, offering something a bit more bleak, a bit more dark, and I loved it.

Presented here is their 2nd and last full length album. "General Enmity" was a huge departure for the band, but may be my favorite release of theirs, period. It is like no other record I have heard, but still sounds very Swedish.

The band recently reformed (who hasn't?) and signed with Pulverised Records, and are planning another full length. Although Algaion may be fairly unknown, the members have been in some other well regarded bands such as Octinomos, The Abyss, Morifade, Vergelmer and others. Metal luminaries Peter Tagtren, Frederik Soderlund and Havard Ellefsen, better known as Mortiis, have all been a party to Algaion in one form or another.

Info on the band HERE and download the album HERE.

Adam Long - Lunchfuck Presents: Star Bucks

One more short slab of fun from our friend Adam Long. This time "Star Bucks." Just look at the screen capture, that says it all. Once again, simply download and drag and drop into your favorite browser.

Download HERE.

Adam Long - Lunchfuck Presents: Cohen and Dodero

Here is the first of many animated clips I will be posting from my friend Adam Long. This guy is hilarious, and a genius. He is a hilarious genius.

This is a short film he made for a class, that centers around two of his teachers, its not his best work, but its one of my favorites.

You may remember Adam from my post earlier this week "My Mom Is A Stupid Bitch." if you liked that, you'll love these.

Each video will be available for download as an .SWF, which is a Flash file. Best to just play it in your favorite browser. You can just drag and drop into the browser window, and enjoy.

I will be posting more and more of his work..so keep an eye out.

Download HERE.